Slum Village will soon be dropping their new album Yes, with, of course, beats from original member J Dilla amongst others. There will also be guest spots from Phife, Black Milk and De La Soul, but in the meantime, check out single Expressive, featuring BJ The Chicago Kid and Dilla’s younger bro, Illa J. Listen on the link below, and give us your thoughts.
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J Dilla had a huge influence on us all, and definitely inspired the next generation of amazing producers. One one them is Oslo’s Ol Burger Beats, and he’s dropped a video for 20 Years, featuring vocals from Dilla’s brother Illa J. Watch below, and support Ol Burger Beats’ High Rhodes album with a purchase.
Detroit crew Clear Soul Forces have released a nice little track called Claire, taken from their Cheat Codes EP, out now. J Dilla fans will recognize the sample, and if you aren’t a Dilla fan, then you damn well should be.
This joint is a little too in the club for us, but we can’t help posting anything related to our man J Dilla. Funky new single Strippers from Illa J is pretty self-explanatory, and you can check it out below.
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J Dilla affiliate Frank Nitt has dropped new single Slippin, with a nice beat from J. Rocc. Listen below, and look out for new album Frankie Rothstein coming next month, including production from Dilla.
3D Cypher is a banging new track from producer Soul Theory, based out of Norway. It features Illa J and Frank Nitt, and is taken from new EP Who Knew. Listen below, and let us know what you think. The pedant in us can’t resist pointing out that the name of that EP should probably have a question mark in it.
Norwegian producer Soul Theory unleashes a burner of a single featuring Detroit’s own Illa J, Frank Nitt & Marv Won. “3D Cypher” features cuts by DJ KCFLY and appears on Soul Theory’s Who Knew EP, available on iTunes now.
More new music from Slum Village, this time featuring the one and only Phife Dawg. Listen to Push It Along below, taken from upcoming new SV album Yes.
We make no secret of how Madlib is one of our absolute heroes, and we’re confident we’ve heard almost every beat he’s ever produced. If you are not familiar with some of his lesser-known work, then check this stream of instrumentals released by Rappcats. The tracks first featured as bonuses on the Beat Konducta in Africa release, part of Madlib’s epic Medicine Show series.
Slum Village veteran Elzhi tells us about the perils of one of the most depressing months of the year with new track February. As you’d expect, there are some references to the death of his old friend J Dilla in there, who passed in February 2006.
Keeping Dilla Month alive, Slum Village have now dropped a visual for recent track E(I)GO. Watch below and let us know what you think.
